Well, I am Latina, Puertorican, straight and female and I didn't think that the joke was cheap or bad. In any case, it is Friday Funnies, a great tradition enjoy by millions of mailing list users around the world. So, don't take it too seriously Yolanda. This is just good, clean fun by archivists for archivist. Have a great day! Marisol --- "Retter, Yolanda" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > As a Latina, lesbian and female, I would rather not > have to avoid cheap jokes like this on a web site dedicated to archives. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Archives & Archivists > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Bill Taylor > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:33 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Friday Funny II > > When you celebrate the holiday today, think of > this!! > > Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's > mayonnaise was > manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was > carrying 12,000 jars > of > the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, > Mexico, which was to > be > the next port of call for the great ship after its > stop in New York. > > This would have been the largest single shipment of > mayonnaise ever > delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship > did not make it to > New > York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the > cargo was forever lost. > > The people of Mexico, who were crazy about > mayonnaise, and were eagerly > awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the > loss. Their anguish was > so > great, that they declared a National Day of > Mourning, which they still > observe to this day. > > The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May > 5th and is known, > of > course, as Sinko de Mayo. > _____ > > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com > /evt=39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> to the US (and > 30+ countries) for > 2?min or less. > _____ > > Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one > click on Yahoo! > FareChase > <http://farechase.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTFpMnJnZ3IxBF9TAzk3NDA3NTg5BHNlYw > NtYWlsLXRhZ2xpbmVzBHNsawNmYXJlY2hhc2UtMDQyNzA2%0d%0a> > A posting from > the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by > the Society of > American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the > terms of participation, > please refer to > http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname > *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES > To post a message, send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] > Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the > web interface at > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt > <[log in to unmask]> > > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV > List sponsored by the Society of American > Archivists, www.archivists.org. > For the terms of participation, please refer to > http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname > lastname > *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES > To post a message, send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] > > Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the > web interface at > > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > > Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt > <[log in to unmask]> > Marisol Ramos, MA. MLIS Librarian Virginia Reid Moore Marine Research Library Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 3720 Stephen M. White Drive San Pedro, CA 90731 [log in to unmask] 310-548-7594 (voice) 310-548-7562 (main office) 310-548-2649 (fax) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>